Ribes viscosissimum |
Ribes lobbii |
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Hall's sticky currant, mountain currant, sticky currant |
gummy gooseberry, Lobb's gooseberry, Oregon gooseberry, pioneer gooseberry |
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Habit | Plants 1–2 m. Stems erect to spreading, soft-pubescent, ± thickly stipitate-glandular, becoming glabrate; spines at nodes absent; prickles on internodes absent. | Plants 0.5–1(–1.5) m. Stems erect or spreading, finely pubescent, not bristly; spines at nodes usually 3, 7–12 mm; prickles on internodes absent or sparse. |
Leaves | petiole (0.8–)1–5(–10) cm, pubescent, sparsely to densely stipitate-glandular; blade suborbiculate to reniform, 3- or 5-lobed, cleft 1/4–1/3 to midrib, (1–)2.6–6.5(–8.5) cm, base deeply cordate, surfaces sparsely stipitate-glandular (otherwise nearly glabrous) to downy along veins, copiously soft-pubescent and glandular, lobes rounded, margins irregularly 1 or 2 times coarsely crenate-dentate, apex rounded to broadly acute. |
petiole 1–4 cm, glandular-pubescent; blade round-ovate, 3–5-lobed, cleft less than 1/2 to midrib, 1.5–2.5 cm, base shallowly cordate, surfaces paler and usually pubescent and glandular abaxially, sparsely pubescent adaxially, lobes rounded, shallowly cleft, margins crenate-dentate, apex rounded. |
Inflorescences | erect to somewhat pendent, (3–)6–17-flowered racemes, 3–10 cm (shorter than leaves), axis copiously pubescent and stipitate-glandular, flowers clustered at end of peduncle. |
pendent, solitary flowers or 2-flowered racemes, 4–6 cm, axis stipitate-glandular. |
Pedicels | jointed, (2.7–)3.5–10(–12) mm, pubescent, stipitate-glandular; bracts lanceolate to oblanceolate, (5–)6–8.5(–12) mm, stipitate-glandular. |
not jointed, 3–4 mm, densely stipitate-glandular; bracts broadly ovate, 2–3 mm, stipitate-glandular. |
Flowers | hypanthium greenish, greenish yellow, or yellowish white, sometimes strongly pinkish or purplish tinged, campanulate to tubular-campanulate, (4.5–)7–8 mm, sparsely to densely hairy and stipitate-glandular abaxially, glabrous adaxially; sepals not overlapping, spreading at anthesis, becoming erect, whitish green, sometimes tinged with pink or purple, lanceolate-elliptic, (3.5–)4–7 mm; petals connivent, erect, white or cream, obovate-spatulate, not conspicuously revolute or inrolled, 2.5–4 mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens nearly as long as petals; filaments broadened at base, 1.2–3 mm, glabrous; anthers cream, oblong-oval, 1–1.8 mm, apex with cup-shaped gland; ovary glabrous or minutely hairy and strongly stipitate-glandular; styles connate nearly to stigmas, 6–9.5 mm, glabrous. |
hypanthium greenish with strong reddish tinge abaxially, narrowly campanulate, 3.5–5.5 mm, sparsely pilose; sepals not overlapping, reflexed, bright red, narrowly oblong, 10–13 mm; petals connivent, erect, white or pinkish, broadly flabelliform but usually inrolled on edges, 4–5(–7) mm; nectary disc not prominent; stamens 2 times as long as petals; filaments linear, 8–14 mm, glabrous; anthers purple or red, oval, 1.2–2 mm, apex rounded; ovary glandular; styles connate 2/5–3/5 their lengths, 8–14 mm, glabrous. |
Berries | palatable, dark bluish black, ovoid, (8–)10–15 mm, glabrous or ± hairy and stipitate-glandular. |
palatable, reddish brown, globose-ellipsoid, 10–15(–20) mm, coarsely setose-glandular, not prickly. |
Ribes viscosissimum |
Ribes lobbii |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Aug. | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Along creeks, open to heavily timbered slopes, sagebrush | Montane and subalpine forests |
Elevation | 900-3100 m (3000-10200 ft) | 100-2200 m (300-7200 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC
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CA; OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | All parts of Ribes viscosissimum are very fragrant. Its leaves are thick and rough. Plants with glabrous or sparsely stipitate-glandular ovaries have been recognized as var. hallii and are found only in California and Oregon. Plants with strongly stipitate-glandular and softly pubescent ovaries are var. viscosissimum and are more widespread. W. C. Martin and C. R. Hutchins (1980) indicated that R. viscosissimum is to be expected in New Mexico; no occurrence there has been confirmed. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Ribes lobbii occurs in mountains from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California. It is unusual in having anthers that are warty or capitate-papillate with red glands abaxially. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 22. | FNA vol. 8, p. 33. |
Parent taxa | Grossulariaceae > Ribes | Grossulariaceae > Ribes |
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Synonyms | R. viscosissimum var. hallii | Grossularia lobbii |
Name authority | Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 163. 1813 , | A. Gray: Amer. Naturalist 10: 274. 1876 , |
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